"The iLive is probably the most flexible digital console I've seen," says Mike Sinclair, co-owner of Audio Incorporated, and one of the engineering crew handling FOH mixing duties. "It feels like it was designed by people who mix sound, rather than engineers who don't use these systems on a regular basis - and that understanding really shows in the user interface and front-panel features.
"We have provided the iLive for various events," continues Sinclair, "but the Bermuda Music Festival was my first time handling live mixing with the console - it didn't take long for me to become very familiar with the system. The template layout was very useful since we could return to a basic setup at the touch of a button - something that is impossible with conventional analogue designs. I was very happy with what I heard during the festival. I love the way the iLive digital console sounded with the VerTec arrays; it's a Ferrari of a sound system."
The two iLive-144 consoles provided mixing duties for the majority of the Festival's support acts, including Natasha Beddingfield and comic Steve Harvey, in addition to the announcements, MC, audio-for-video and laser display. The iLive in monitor position ran different combinations of wedges, side-fills and stereo IEM sends for the various acts.
(Jim Evans)
